Existing law prohibits a person from discharging an employee or in any manner discriminating, retaliating, or taking any adverse action against any employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant...more
1/10/2024
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Employee Benefits ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Harassment ,
Health and Safety ,
Labor Code ,
Minimum Wage ,
OSHA ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Retaliation ,
Sick Leave ,
Unfair Competition ,
Wage and Hour
Introducing: the California Civil Rights Department No, this is not a new government agency. Rather, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) was rebranded as the Civil Rights Department, or CRD, to more...more
9/23/2022
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food Service Workers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On Feb. 9, 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation, COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (Senate Bill 114), into law that will require all employers with more than 25 employees to provide their employees with up to 40...more
The National Labor Relations Board has overturned E.I. du Pont de Nemours, 364 NLRB No. 113 (2016), a 2016 decision that limited changes employers could implement in union workplaces. The Board’s reversal means that...more
This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour (payment of wages) and civil procedure (class and representative actions). Wage and Hour - Payment of Wages: Minnick v. Auto. Creations, Inc., 2017 WL...more
8/22/2017
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CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Co-Workers ,
Contacts List ,
Demurrers ,
Discovery ,
Employee Benefits ,
Former Employee ,
Good Cause ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Motion to Compel ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waiting Periods